Do You Love Bees? How about Alternate Reality Games?

The Halo 2-related ARG that’s been running for the past few weeks is hitting a crucial point tomorrow, with players instructed to go to over 160 separate locations across the country to await…something. What could it be? Who knows? You’ll have to show up to find out.

There are 9 location and time combinations here in Los Angeles. They are:

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Should I be worried about the fact that I didn’t know about ARG before? Secretly I am of course completely intrigued by it and the master geeks behind these kind of things! Is anyone planning to go tomorrow?

**UPDATE** Tech TV will be covering the 11:11am event in Santa Monica. Go check it out if you can. Also, here’s a great recap of the story so far, from the lead in-game character: http://ilovebees.blogspot.com

I drove past the 11:11 event (it was at the pay phones outside McDonalds on 2nd/Colorado). No TV coverage then but it was about 10 minutes before the time. I saw a group of teenage boys standing there. I guess I am way too old and of the wrong gender to assimilate into this with my/their honor intact.

nevermind: found it. the coordianates on the game site map to the corner of ogden and 3rd, which is across from the old farmer’s market, in front of the whole foods parking lot. (alas, on a busy street, too). I’ll probably pop by on my bike because I live right down street and, oh yeah… I have somehow turned into a giant nerd. ;-) oh well! see you there!